居住在新泽西的黑帮杀手“鬼狗”(Forest Whitaker弗雷斯特•惠特克 饰)身为非裔,却浸淫在日本武士道的精神世界里,“忠义”为其平生最高信条。他深居简出,不苟言笑,日常与老大靠飞鸽传书联系。鬼狗视老大路易(John Tormey 饰)如亲生父亲,接到命令后决不手软,手起刀落,血浆四溅。
孤独的他也有可以交心的朋友,闲暇时与公园买冰淇淋说法语的非裔聊聊天,各说各话,却也有趣;或与爱看书的小女孩交流品读《罗生门》的心得。
鬼狗活在自己的世界里,但周遭已发生巨大变化。终于有一天,他被路易抛弃,成为帮派倾轧的牺牲品……。Based on Liane Moriarty’s bestselling novel, The Last Anniversary is billed as “a wickedly funny, heartfelt dramedy wrapped in a gripping mystery about family, motherhood and the women who define the generations that come after them.” Set on the mysterious Scribbly Gum Island, where a young couple disappeared decades before, it follows Sophie Honeywell (Palmer). She moves there...。Chorus girls Polly, Carol and Trixie are ecstatic when they learn that Broadway producer Barney Hopkins is putting on a new show. He promises all of the girls parts in the new show and even hires their neighbor Brad Roberts, an unknown composer, to write some of the music. There's only one problem: he doesn't have the money to bankroll it all. That problem is solved when Brad turns out to be quite rich but he insists that he not perform. When opening night comes, the juvenile lead can't go on forcing Brad to take the stage. He's recognized of course and his upper crust family wants him to quit. When he refuses, they tell him to end his relationship with Polly or face having his income cut off. When Brad's snobbish brother Lawrence mistakes Carol for Polly, the girls decide to have a bit of fun and teach him a lesson.。